University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA.
J Health Soc Behav. 2023 Dec;64(4):593-609. doi: 10.1177/00221465231168912. Epub 2023 May 24.
Research has consistently linked discrimination and poorer health; however, fewer studies have focused on immigration-related discrimination and mental health outcomes. Drawing on quantitative surveys (N = 1,131) and qualitative interviews (N = 63) with Latino undergraduate students who are undocumented or U.S. citizens with undocumented parents, we examine the association between perceived immigration-related discrimination and mental health outcomes and the process through which they are linked. Regression analyses identify an association between immigration-related discrimination and increased levels of depression and anxiety; this relationship did not vary by self and parental immigration status. Interview data shed light on this result as immigration-related discrimination manifested as individual discrimination as well as vicarious discrimination through family and community members. We contend that immigration-related discrimination is not limited to individual experiences but rather is shared within the family and community, with negative implications for the mental health of undocumented immigrants and mixed-status family members.
研究一直将歧视与较差的健康状况联系在一起；然而，较少的研究关注与移民相关的歧视和心理健康结果。本研究采用定量调查（N=1131）和定性访谈（N=63）相结合的方法，对无证或父母无证的拉丁裔本科学生进行研究，调查了感知到的与移民相关的歧视与心理健康结果之间的关联以及它们之间联系的过程。回归分析确定了与移民相关的歧视与抑郁和焦虑水平升高之间的关联；这种关系不因自我和父母的移民身份而有所不同。访谈数据阐明了这一结果，因为与移民相关的歧视表现为个人歧视以及通过家庭成员和社区成员的间接歧视。我们认为，与移民相关的歧视不仅限于个人经历，而是在家庭和社区中共享的，这对无证移民和混合身份家庭成员的心理健康产生了负面影响。
